Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1
Candidate Details 2
Assessment – BSBSUS501: Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability 2
Competency Record to be completed by Assessor 3
Observation/Demonstration 4
Activities 6
Activity 1A 6
Activity 1B 7
Activity 1C 8
Activity 1D 9
Activity 1E 10
Activity 1F 11
Activity 2A 12
Activity 2B 13
Activity 3A 14
Activity 3B 15
Activity 3C 16
Activity 4A 17
Activity 4B 18
Activity 4C 19
Skills and Knowledge Activity 20
Major Activity 22
Candidate Details
Assessment – BSBSUS501: Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability
Please complete the following activities and hand in to your trainer for marking. This forms part of your assessment for BSBSUS501: Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability.
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Declaration
I declare that no part of this assessment has been copied from another person’s work with the exception of where I have listed or referenced documents or work and that no part of this assessment has been written for me by another person.
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Date: ____________________________________________________________
If activities have been completed as part of a small group or in pairs, details of the learners involved should be provided below:
This activity workbook has been completed by the following persons and we acknowledge that it was a fair team effort where everyone contributed equally to the work completed. We declare that no part of this assessment has been copied from another person’s work with the exception of where we have listed or referenced documents or work and that no part of this assessment has been written for us by another person.
Learner 1: ____________________________________________________________
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Learner 2: ____________________________________________________________
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Learner 3: ____________________________________________________________
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Competency Record to be completed by Assessor
Learner Name: _______________________________________________________
Date of Assessment: _______________________________________________________
The learner has been assessed as competent in the elements and performance criteria and the evidence has been presented as:
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Learner is deemed: COMPETENT NOT YET COMPETENT (Please circle)
If not yet competent, date for re-assessment: ____________________________________
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Observation/Demonstration
Throughout this unit, you will be expected to show your competency of the elements through observations or demonstrations. Your instructor will have a list of demonstrations you must complete or tasks to be observed. The observations and demonstrations will be completed as well as the activities found in this workbook. An explanation of demonstrations and observations:
Demonstration is off-the-job
A demonstration will require:
? Performing a skill or task that is asked of you
? Undertaking a simulation exercise
Observation is on-the-job
The observation will usually require:
? Performing a work based skill or task
? Interaction with colleagues and/or customers
Your instructor will inform you of which one of the above they would like you to do. The demonstration/observation will cover one of the unit’s elements.
The observation/demonstration will take place either in the workplace or the training environment, depending on the task to be undertaken and whether it is an observation or demonstration. Your instructor will ensure you are provided with the correct equipment and/or materials to complete the task. They will also inform you of how long you have to complete the task.
You should be able to demonstrate you can:
? Develop workplace sustainability policy
? Communicate workplace sustainability policy
? Implement workplace sustainability policy
? Review workplace sustainability policy implementation
You should also demonstrate the following skills:
? Reading
? Writing
? Oral communication
? Numeracy
? Navigate the world of work
? Interact with others
? Get the work done
Activities
Activity 1A
Estimated Time 20 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to define scope of sustainability policy and gather information from a range of sources to plan and develop policy.
Activity What is the scope of your sustainability policy?
What sources of information have you gathered to help you plan and develop your policy?
Activity 1B
Estimated Time 20 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to identify and consult stakeholders as a key component of the policy development process.
Activity Who are your stakeholders?
Choose a stakeholder from your list above and describe through what means you would consult with them and what you would discuss.
Activity 1C
Estimated Time 20 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to include appropriate strategies in policy at all stages of work for minimising resource use, reducing toxic material and hazardous chemical use, and employing life cycle management approaches.
Activity What strategies could you include to reduce toxic material and hazard chemical use and employ life cycle management approaches?
Activity 1D
Estimated Time 20 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to make recommendations for policy options based on likely effectiveness, timeframes and cost.
Activity Demonstrate how you can make recommendations for a policy based on likely effectiveness, timeframes and cost.
Activity 1E
Estimated Time 20 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to develop policy that reflects the organisation's commitment to sustainability as an integral part of business planning and as a business opportunity.
Activity How do you propose to demonstrate your organisation’s commitment to sustainability?
Activity 1F
Estimated Time 20 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to agree to appropriate methods of implementation, outcomes and performance indicators.
Activity Prepare for a meeting with your supervisors. Brainstorm ideas for appropriate methods of implementation.
Activity 2A
Estimated Time 20 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to promote workplace sustainability policy, including its expected outcome, to key stakeholders.
Activity Why should you promote your workplace sustainability policy?
What do you have to think about when promoting the policy and its expected outcome to stakeholders?
In pairs, act out a situation where you have to convince your key stakeholders that sustainability policies will benefit them.
Activity 2B
Estimated Time 25 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to inform those involved in implementing the policy about expected outcomes, activities to be undertaken and assigned responsibilities.
Activity When informing those involved in implementing the policy of the outcomes you expect, why is it important to be specific?
Give an example of an activity or activities that you would like staff to undertake in order to help achieve a target (also specify the target).
Using your example from the previous answer, get in pairs, and tell your partner what responsibilities they should have as if they are the supervisor for implementing your target.
Activity 3A
Estimated Time 40 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to develop and communicate procedures to help implement workplace sustainability policy.
Activity What is a procedure? Give an example below.
What different methods of communicating a procedure are you aware of?
You should now develop a procedure that will help to implement a workplace sustainability policy, and communicate this to the next of the group. Think about the method communicating this procedure.
Activity 3B
Estimated Time 15 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to implement strategies for continuous improvement in resource efficiency.
Activity What is continuous improvement?
What qualities should staff have for this?
What qualities should supervisors to help staff achieve this?
Activity 3C
Estimated Time 20 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to establish and assign responsibility for recording systems to track continuous improvements in sustainability approaches.
Activity First write a list of all the tasks that need to be done to track continuous improvements in sustainability approaches.
Next explain how you propose to assign people to those tasks. Do you need a large team? Explain your answer.
Activity 4A
Estimated Time 15 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to document outcomes and provide feedback to key personnel and stakeholders.
Activity What might you have to give feedback to stakeholders regarding?
Think about your stakeholders – who would be interested in each of the above examples? Assign at least two stakeholders for each.
Activity 4B
Estimated Time 15 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to investigate successes or otherwise of policy.
Activity What should you research when investigating successes?
What should you research when investigating areas for improvement?
Activity 4C
Estimated Time 15 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to monitor records to identify trends that may require remedial action; and use to promote continuous improvement of performance and modify policy and or procedures as required to ensure improvements are made.
Activity What is a trend? Give an example.
You have found a problem with a procedure. How could you find a solution?
Skills and Knowledge Activity
Estimated Time 45 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of the foundation skills, knowledge evidence and performance evidence.
Activity Complete the following individually and attach your completed work to your workbook.
The answers to the following questions will enable you to demonstrate your knowledge of:
? Reading
? Writing
? Oral Communication
? Numeracy
? Navigate the world of work
? Interact with others
? Get the work done
? Outline the environmental or sustainability legislation, regulations and codes of practice applicable to the organisation identify internal and external sources of information and explain how they can be used to plan and develop the organisation’s sustainability policy
? Explain policy development processes and practices
? Outline organisational systems and procedures that relate to sustainability
? Outline typical barriers to implementing policies and procedures in an organisation and possible strategies to address them.
Answer each question in as much detail as possible, considering your organisational requirements for each one.
1. Research two of the following and write a synopsis of useful information you found from each document:
? Ecological foot printing
? Energy Efficiency Opportunities Bill 2005
? Global Reporting Initiative
? Green office program
? Green purchasing
? Greenhouse challenge plus (Australian government initiative)
? ISO 14001:1996 environmental management systems life cycle analyses
? Life cycle analyses
? Product stewardship
? Supply chain management
? Sustainability covenants/compacts
? Triple bottom line reporting.
2. Create a five to ten minute presentation to communicate your research with stakeholders. How can it help you to create your policy? Show how you will implement and review it. You should also consider stakeholder’s different opinions and positions when tailoring your presentation.
Ensure you prepare for questions from the audience.
Major Activity
Estimated Time 1 Hour
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of the entire unit.
Activity This is a major activity – your instructor will let you know whether you will complete it during class or in your own time.
Attach your completed answers to the workbook.
You must individually, answer the following questions in full to show your competency of each element:
1. Develop workplace sustainability policy
2. Communicate workplace sustainability policy
3. Implement workplace sustainability policy
4. Review workplace sustainability policy implementation
1. Decide on and describe your approach to sustainability.
2. How do you hope to minimise resource use in your organisation? Give some examples of the strategies you intend to use.
3. Thinking of sustainability as a business opportunity requires considering its advantages for the business. What are some advantages?
4. Develop a workplace procedure to put a part of your policy into action. Choose an appropriate method and explain your choice of method in your answer.
5. Choose a procedure to audit and create an audit checklist for monitoring continuous improvement regarding your chosen procedure.
6. Choose one barrier that you might have to overcome when implementing policies and procedures. Explain how you could overcome this barrier.
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